Flybe chooses fully integrated software package AMOS from Swiss-AS
May 4, 2012
Flybe Aviation Services has chosen the fully-integrated software package AMOS to manage its entire aircraft maintenance, engineering and logistics’ requirements. The AMOS implementation is expected to take between…
ASIG signs ClearCore service provider agreement with GE Aviation
May 4, 2012
Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG) has signed an exclusive agreement to become GE Aviation’s third-party service provider, for ClearCore engine wash systems for commercial and military engines in…
GE Aviation expands in Pompano Beach, Florida
May 3, 2012
GE Aviation has expanded into a new facility in Pompano Beach, which includes a 30% increase in square footage and an R & D lab capable of advanced…
Alaska Air Group reports April operational results
May 3, 2012
Alaska Air Group reported April operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Alaska reported a 6.3% increase in traffic on a 3.1% increase in capacity…
US Airways reports April traffic results
May 3, 2012
US Airways Group’s mainline traffic for the month of April 2012 was up 2.1% versus April 2011, while mainline capacity was up 1.6%. Mainline passenger load factor was…
WestJet reports April load factor of 86%
May 3, 2012
WestJet announced April traffic results with a load factor of 86.2%. Traffic increased 8.2% over year and capacity grew 5% over the same period. The airline flew 1.48m…
Delta reports load factor of 82.8% in April
May 2, 2012
Delta reported system traffic increase of 1.1% for April 2012, on a 1.3% reduction in capacity, compared to the previous year. This resulted in a 2.0 point improvement…
Amavco acquires Field Aviation from Hunting PLC
May 1, 2012
Amavco, Inc., a privately held U.S. Company, announced completion of the acquisition of Field Aviation Company Inc. from Hunting, PLC, effective April 27, 2012. Established in 1947 in…
Cambridge Airport pledges £20m investment with aim of creating centre of aerospace excellence
May 1, 2012
The Marshall Group, owner of Cambridge Airport, UK, are preparing to embark on a £20m investment programme to open up the green field site to the south site…
Bombardier breaks ground on expansion of Wichita’s Learjet site
April 30, 2012
Bombardier Learjet reported the official ground breaking of the expansion of its Wichita Learjet site. The expansion, the largest in Bombardier Learjet’s history, includes the Bombardier Flight Test…
Alitalia-WheelTug to introduce electric drive system for aircraft taxi
April 30, 2012
Alitalia and WheelTug announced the signing of a partnership to introduce an innovative electric drive system for taxiing the Airbus A320 family of aircraft. The patented WheelTug electric…
ExecuJet Australasia achieves IS-BAO registration
April 30, 2012
ExecuJet announced that its Australasian operation has achieved the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) certification, as of 22 March, 2012. The initial accreditation audit was completed…
Boeing to acquire Inmedius to enhance information services capabilities
April 26, 2012
Boeing has signed an agreement to acquire Inmedius, a provider of software applications and services for managing and sharing information and learning content. Inmedius will be integrated into…
Germanwings continues to rely on Cyclean Engine Wash
April 25, 2012
Germanwings continues to rely on Lufthansa Technik’s Cyclean Engine Wash system: the contract between MRO specialist Lufthansa Technik and Germanwings has recently been extended. The engine washes for…
Rolls-Royce opens news supply chain office in Sonora Aerospace Cluster
April 24, 2012
Rolls-Royce is to open a new supply chain office in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. This new office will strengthen collaboration with key suppliers in a region that is widely…
PPG relocates Toulouse, France-area aerospace sales office to larger site
April 24, 2012
PPG Industries announced the relocation and expansion of the Toulouse, France-area aerospace sales office. In addition to housing staff who serve regional PPG transparencies and coatings customers, the…
Mauritania’s national carrier signs with ADSoftware
April 24, 2012
ADSoftware, the French aviation dedicated software company, announced that Mauritania Airlines International, the national carrier of Mauritania has signed with ADSoftware to implement AIRPACK Fleet Management System and…
Airbus Managed Inventory service operational at Iberia Maintenance
April 23, 2012
Iberia has started operations with the Airbus Managed Inventory (AMI) service, an automated system which ensures the continuous automatic replenishment of high-usage and non-repairable Airbus parts at Iberia’s…
Controls joins Boeing’s ‘Dream Tour’ at London Heathrow
April 23, 2012
Ultra Electronics, Controls, based in Greenford, UK, joined Boeing at London’s Heathrow Airport on April 23rd, for the latest stop of the 787 Dreamliner aircraft’s worldwide ‘Dream Tour.’…
Africa Charter Airline selects Alkym as preferred software system
April 23, 2012
Africa Charter Airline and its sister AMO organisation Jet Centre, have selected Alkym Management and Control System for Aircraft Maintenance as its preferred software system. This brings the…
